A script like 'Nightcrawler' gives me an opportunity to truly realize a vision that's mine, which is exciting.
From Dan Gilroy
I watch a lot of television, for better or worse, and I am particularly interested in what Michael Moore brought up in 'Bowling for Columbine,' which is the idea that they're selling a narrative of fear.
I had written a script called 'Freed,' which I had wanted to direct.
I'm an enormous Tim Burton fan.
A number of years ago, I found a book of photography by Weegee; he was a crime photographer in the 1930s in New York. He was the first person to put a police scanner in a car and drive around.
When an accident or a crime happens, there's a period of time before the yellow tape goes up, before the official response becomes formalized. That allows the nightcrawlers to get very close.
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